2022 Utah Code
Title 46 - Notarization and Authentication of Documents, Electronic Signatures, and Legal Material
Chapter 1 - Notaries Public Reform Act
Section 14 - Entries in journal -- Required information.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 46-1-14 (2022)
Effective 11/1/2019
46-1-14. Entries in journal -- Required information.
  • (1) A notary may, for each notarial act the notary performs, and a remote notary shall, for each notarial act the remote notary performs remotely, record the following information in the journal described in Section 46-1-13 at the time of notarization:
    • (a) the date and time of day of the notarial act;
    • (b) the type of notarial act;
    • (c) the type title, or a description of the document, electronic record, or proceeding that is the subject of the notarial act;
    • (d) the signature and printed name and address of each individual for whom a notarial act is performed;
    • (e) the evidence of identity of each individual for whom a notarial act is performed, in the form of:
      • (i) a statement that the person is personally known to the notary;
      • (ii) a description of the identification document and the identification document's issuing agency, serial or identification number, and date of issuance or expiration;
      • (iii) the signature and printed name and address of a credible witness swearing or affirming to the person's identity; or
      • (iv) if used for a remote notarization, a description of the dynamic knowledge-based authentication or biometric data analysis that was used to provide satisfactory evidence of identity under Subsection 46-1-2(19)(a)(ii); and
    • (f) the fee, if any, the notary charged for the notarial act.
  • (2) A notary may record in the journal a description of the circumstances under which the notary refused to perform or complete a notarial act.
  • (3)
    • (a) A remote notary shall include with the journal a copy of the electronic recording of the remote notarization.
    • (b) The electronic recording is not a public record and is not a part of the notary's journal.
  • (4) A remote notary shall maintain, or ensure that a person that the notary designates as a custodian under Subsection 46-1-15(2)(b)(i) maintains, for a period of five years, the information described in Subsections (1) and (3) for each remote notarization the notary performs.


Amended by Chapter 192, 2019 General Session
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Utah may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.